“There’s No Book and There’s No Guide”: The Expressed Needs of Qallunaat Educators in Nunavutp
Non-Inuit educators in five communities in Nunavut expressed frustration with: a) the lack of culturally relevant curriculum and resources, b) the unsuitability of the materials for students whose first language is Inuktitut, and c) their own lack of preparation for culturally appropriate teaching o...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:596aa11268024b40bef672f8a0ea6f99 2023-05-15T16:54:02+02:00 “There’s No Book and There’s No Guide”: The Expressed Needs of Qallunaat Educators in Nunavutp Paul Berger Junita Ross Epp 2007-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/596aa11268024b40bef672f8a0ea6f99 EN eng Brock University http://www.ed.brocku.ca/ojs/index.php/brocked/article/download/86/87 https://doaj.org/toc/1183-1189 1183-1189 https://doaj.org/article/596aa11268024b40bef672f8a0ea6f99 Brock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2007) Education L article 2007 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T09:59:57Z Non-Inuit educators in five communities in Nunavut expressed frustration with: a) the lack of culturally relevant curriculum and resources, b) the unsuitability of the materials for students whose first language is Inuktitut, and c) their own lack of preparation for culturally appropriate teaching of Inuit students. Although these are symptomatic of larger problems, the creation of culturally relevant, ESL-sensitive curriculum and resources, an orientation to Inuit culture and teaching in Nunavut, and increased inservicing would help non-Inuit teachers teach Inuit students. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit inuktitut Nunavut Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nunavut Qallunaat ENVELOPE(-56.350,-56.350,73.600,73.600) |
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Non-Inuit educators in five communities in Nunavut expressed frustration with: a) the lack of culturally relevant curriculum and resources, b) the unsuitability of the materials for students whose first language is Inuktitut, and c) their own lack of preparation for culturally appropriate teaching of Inuit students. Although these are symptomatic of larger problems, the creation of culturally relevant, ESL-sensitive curriculum and resources, an orientation to Inuit culture and teaching in Nunavut, and increased inservicing would help non-Inuit teachers teach Inuit students. |
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“There’s No Book and There’s No Guide”: The Expressed Needs of Qallunaat Educators in Nunavutp |
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“There’s No Book and There’s No Guide”: The Expressed Needs of Qallunaat Educators in Nunavutp |
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